Editing Pierre Trudeau (section)

==== 1974 election ====
In May 1974, the House of Commons passed a [[motion of no confidence]] in the Trudeau government, defeating its budget bill after Trudeau intentionally antagonized Stanfield and Lewis.{{sfn|English (2009)|p=233}} The [[1974 Canadian federal election|ensuing election]] focused mainly on the [[1973–75 recession|then-ongoing recession]]. Stanfield proposed the immediate introduction of [[wage and price controls]] to help end the increasing [[inflation]] Canada was facing. Trudeau mocked the proposal, telling a newspaper reporter that it was the equivalent of a magician saying "Zap! You're frozen", and instead promoted a variety of small tax cuts to curb inflation.{{sfn|English (2009)|p=237}} According to Trudeau's biographer John English, NDP supporters scared of wage controls moved toward the Liberals during the campaign.{{sfn|English (2009)|p=238}}

The Liberals were re-elected with a majority government, winning 141 out of 264 seats, prompting Stanfield's retirement. However, the Liberals did not win any seats in Alberta, where Premier [[Peter Lougheed]] was a vociferous opponent of Trudeau's 1974 budget.{{sfn|English (2009)|p=240}}